Winyah Master Naturalist Course Page

Date Topics Location Assignments/Reading/QUIZ
3/1

Orientation, tools and techniques, observation skills

Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR 

3/8

The Foundation: Geology, geomorphology, and soils. The Future: Climate change and Sea level rise

NIWB NERR classroom (meet at HBDC)
3/15

Birds and Botany

HBDC, Kimbel Lodge
3/22 Reptiles and Amphibians Kimbel Lodge
3/29

No Class (Good Friday)

   
4/05

Estuaries

 NIWB NERR
(Meet at HBDC)
4/12

Watersheds and wet places: Carolina bays, floodplain forests

(Meet at HBDC)
Lewis Ocean Bay, 
Cox Ferry Lake
4/19

BIOBLITZ

North Inlet

 

4/26

Coastal Habitats

 

Hobcaw Barony

 

5/03

Blooms and Butterflies

Book reports: 
The Hidden Life of Trees
The Nature of Oaks
In Defense of Plants

 

 

 

(Meet at HBDC)
Francis Marion NF
5/10

Urban

Book Reports:
Nature’s Best Hope
Journeys Through Paradise
Empires Nature
American Women Afield

(Meet at HBDC)
Georgetown
5/17

Beaches, Marine Invertebrates

Book reports: 
Slow Birding
The Bird Way
Travels Through N and SC

 

Huntington Beach SP

5/24

Insects and Night Nature

Book report:
Naturalist at Large

Kimbel Pond 4:00 PM

 

5/31 FINAL EXAM  Graduation 12:00
Kimbel Lodge
 

Resources

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